Maximum efficiency nuclear waste transmutation

J Wallenius - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Efficient recycle of high level waste in spent nuclear fuel decreases the time required to
isolate residual waste by a factor of 100 and reduces the volume of the waste repository by a …

Core design and neutronic analysis of a long-life LBE-cooled fast reactor NCLFR-Oil

S Shen, W Wang, H Chen, W Duan, K Zhang… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
The exploitation of heavy oil reservoirs calls for the implementation of thermal recovery
techniques. To provide the heat source for oil recovery energy system, NCLFR-Oil, a Natural …

The nanostructure of the oxide formed on Fe–10Cr–4Al exposed in liquid Pb

K Lindgren, P Dömstedt, P Szakalos… - Microscopy and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract An Fe–10Cr–4Al alloy containing reactive elements developed for application in
high-temperature liquid lead environments was analyzed after exposure in 600 and 750° C …

Post-irradiation characterization of a high burnup mixed oxide fuel rod with minor actinides

D Frazer, F Cappia, JM Harp, PG Medvedev… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Advanced Fuels Campaign performed a series of irradiation tests of minor
actinide-bearing mixed oxide fuel (MA-MOX), the so-called AFC-2C&D experiments, to …

The effect of Am241 on UK plutonium recycle options in thorium-plutonium fuelled LWRs–Part I: PWRs

SL Morrison, GT Parks - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
UK plutonium is expected to be managed using uranium-plutonium (U-Pu) mixed oxide
(MOX) fuels in Light Water Reactors (LWRs). However, studies have shown that thorium …

Physical study of an ultra-long-life small modular fast reactor loaded with U-Pu-Zr fuel

Y Gao, L Cao, Y Yang, Z Zhao, S Zhou, S Wang - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The physical characteristics of a small modular fast reactor loaded with U-Pu-Zr fuel were
studied in this paper. The reactor can be operated for more than 20 years without refueling …

Study on Fuel Selection for a Long-Life Small Lead-Based Reactor

G Huang, C Yang, J Lei, L Su, Z Chen, T Yu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The choice of an appropriate fuel can effectively prolong the refueling cycle of a reactor core.
The Th-U cycle and U-Pu cycle are commonly used fuel breeding cycles. Oxide fuels, nitride …

Development of Alumina Forming Alloys for High-Temperature Energy Applications

P Dömstedt - 2021 - diva-portal.org
Liquid lead as heat transfer fluid presents attractive features for future power technologies,
such as next-generation nuclear reactors, thermal solar power, and thermal storage. Liquid …

New Alumina Forming Martensitic Steels

P Dömstedt, K Lindgren, M Thuvander, M Lundberg… - 2023 - diva-portal.org
The work presents a new category of alloys, Alumina Forming Martensitic (AFM) steels,
developed for new clean energy power applications such as thermal solar power and Gen …

Analysis of the accelerator-driven system fuel assembly during the steam generator tube rupture accident

DS Wang, B Liu, S Yang, B Xi, L Gu, JY Li, J Wallenius… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
China is developing an ADS (Accelerator-Driven System) research device named the China
initiative accelerator-driven system (CiADS). When performing a safety analysis of this new …